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Excited at the prospect of playing in middle-order: Aussie skipper Wade
Australia will play a five-match T20I series against Bangladesh in the tune-up to the ICC T20 World Cup later this year in the UAE and Oman. The fringe players in the Australian team will have an opportunity to make a case for themselves in the T20 World Cup squad when they face Bangladesh in the series. Wade will be hoping that the team can bounce back after the 4-1 loss to the West Indies in the T20I series last month.
Olympics: Javelin thrower Annu Rani finishes 14th in her group, fails to advance
At the Olympic Stadium on Tuesday, competing in Group A of the qualifying, Annu -- who is the second Indian female javelin thrower after Gurmeet Kaur (Sydney 2000) to compete at the Olympics -- started the day with a throw of 50.35 metres. The 28-year-old kept improving with each throw, notching distances of 53.19 and 54.04 in her second and third attempts, respectively.
Barca confident Messi will sign new contract with the club
It is now over a month since Messi's contract with Barca expired and the striker, who is currently on holiday in Ibiza, could in theory move elsewhere as the club and his agents try to resolve a new contract with less than two weeks before the start of the new season. However, at the presentation of defender Emerson Royal on Monday, Laporta once again gave an optimistic message to the press.
Olympics: India lose to Belgium 2-5 in men's hockey semifinals
The Indians fought well, went 2-1 up in the first quarter but slack defending and conceding too many penalty corners did them in as Belgium fought back to level scores and then scored thrice in the fourth quarter to seal a place in the final. Belgium Alexander Hendrickx (19th, 49th and 53rd min) scored a hat-trick while Loick Fanny Luypaert (2nd min) and John John Dohmen (60th min) scored for Belgium.
India's Princepal picked by Sacramento Kings for California league
Princepal, India's top basketball, who played for the G league Ignite team in the NBA G League last season has been picked for the 3rd annual California Classic Summer League that will be played on August 3 and 4 at Golden 1 Center, the Kings announced. Sacramento will play two games, beginning with its first contest on Tuesday against the Golden State Warriors.
Tokyo Olympics hockey: India only country with teams in men's, women's semis
World, European, and Pro League champions the Netherlands outplayed New Zealand 3-0 in the quarterfinals on Monday, thus getting a chance to avenge their 3-0 shootout defeat to Great Britain in the 2016 final. In the other semifinal on Wednesday, India will meet two-time silver-medallist Argentina, who defeated Germany 3-0 in the first match on Monday.
India in England: Root, Rahane back Stokes's decision to pull out
"Anyone who knows Ben knows that he puts England in front of himself first. He has an opportunity to put himself first, to take time to look after himself so that he is able to play [later]. Hopefully, that will be sooner than later. I think cricket needs to be a secondary thought down the line and he should think of himself first," said England Test captain Root in a virtual media interaction on Monday.
Tail-enders remain a concern for India despite hard yards in nets
The Indian tail has failed to wag in recent times in conditions where the ball moves. In the World Test Championship (WTC) final against New Zealand in June, India's last four wickets aggregated 35 and 28 across two innings of the Test match. During the first and second Test matches in New Zealand last year, India's last four wickets had added 33, 43, 45 and 35.
Tokyo Olympics: Kamalpreet finishes sixth in discus throw, Valarie Allman wins gold
Valarie Allman of the USA won the gold medal with a throw of 68.90m in her very first attempt. Valarie's throw put her immediately on top of the competition, which proved not only to be enough for gold but more than 2.4 metres beyond anyone's throw at the Olympic Stadium. The 26-year-old was also one of the two athletes to have thrown beyond 70 metres in 2021 with a throw of 70.01m at the USA Trials in Eugene, Oregon in June.
Olympics hockey: India have nothing to lose against Belgium
So, will it be another super day for Indian hockey when the Indian men's team takes on Belgium in the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympic Games? While India would hope to win Tuesday's encounter and reach the final for the first time since 1980, when they won their eighth gold medal, the Belgian Red Lions on the other hand are looking to make it to their second successive final after finishing runners-up to Argentina five years ago in Rio de Janeiro.
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